Historically, Apple doesn’t reveal technical specs like battery capacity or the amount of RAM in its iPhones, and anybody expecting the recent Glowtime event to buck the trend was once again disappointed.
However, an Apple executive has now confirmed reports that all four members of the iPhone 16 family will pack 8GB RAM for the first time, and explained the rationale.
The Apple developer tool Xcode 16 already confirmed 8GB RAM on all four models, with the assumption that this is the minimum required to make the handset’s AI feature set — Apple Intelligence — function. That would explain why the iPhone 15 Pro makes the cut, while the basic iPhone 15 and its 6GB RAM does not.
First spotted by 9to5Mac, in an interview with the YouTube channel Geekerwan, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Hardware and Technologies, Johny Srouji, confirms this is at least part of the calculation.